The koala is a mammal and is part of
a special group called marsupials. Marsupials breathe with lungs, are warm
blooded and have live babies. They also have fur or hair somewhere on their
bodies.

Koalas are small, furry, tree dwelling
animals. A koala may look like a bear but it’s not one. It is similar to a
possum; however it has a shorter tail and sharp claws which are used for
climbing trees. Koala feet are small compared to kangaroo’s feet which are big.
Koalas are herbivore which means they eat plants. They suck the moisture from
the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Koala eats mainly at night because then there
is more moisture in the leaves than in daytime.

Koala lives in bush land areas of
eastern Australia. They can live in hot, warm or cold places. Koala lives in
high branches of eucalyptus trees because there are more leaves there.

Narrative Text

by: Linda Dwi Ariskadewi

Beauty
and the Beast

Once upon a time, there was a girl named
Beauty. She lived with her father and her sisters in a small village. Beauty
was a beautiful girl. She was also hard-working. She always helped her father
on the farm.

One day, her father set out for the
city. He saw an old castle and went in. No-one was in but there was food on the
table. Then he walked around the castle. He picked a rose from garden for
Beauty. Suddenly an angry Beast appeared. He wanted to kill Beauty’s father
unless Beauty was brought to him. Beauty’s father told her daughters what had
happened. Beauty’s sisters ordered her to see the Beast. Beauty went to see the
Beast and had to stay at the castle. She felt scared, lonely and sad. She tried
to run away but was stopped by the Beast. The Beast treated Beauty well. Soon,
Beauty began to like the Beast.

One day, through the Beast’s magic
mirror, Beauty saw that her father was sick. The Beast allowed her to go home.
Her father was happy to see her.

One night, Beauty had a dream. A
fairly told her that the Beast was sick. Beauty hurried back and saw the Beast
dying. She began to cry. Tears fell onto the Beast. Suddenly, the Beast changed
into handsome prince. Beauty and the Beast got married and lived happily ever
after.

Analytical Exposition

by: Linda Dwi Ariskadewi

The
Power of Music in Our
life

Do you agree that music is important
in our life? Yes I do, music has certain role completing our day to day
activities. Here are some reasons why music is heard everywhere and anywhere. Music
is a way to express feelings. When we fall in love, the kind of music we’d
listen to would be all about love. When we’re sad, we would go for music that
is melancholic in nature and immerse ourselves in the sadness. When we’re
happy, we’d choose songs with happy tunes too.

Song can help to memorize the last
experiences. A favorite song is a powerful documentary. People with Alzheimer
which are impaired the brain would remember details about songs they were
familiar with. For example, an elderly woman who couldn’t even remember her
husband’s name would remember the details of her favorite song; when it was
played, how it made her feel and things about the song that made it especially
memorable for her.

Further, music can unite people for
a cause and changes the world. A song with good lyric and striking deep chord
can stimulate the universal feeling of all people. We can see it in the case of
the famous and legendary Michael Jackson’s Heal the world. It can arouse
humanism of a lot people in this world. So what would the world be like without
music? It would be lonely.

Hortatory Exposition

by: Linda Dwi Ariskadewi

Never
Try Smoking!

A lot of people, especially teenagers,
who don’t smoke, always want to try smoking. They know it is bad for them and
all, but it’s just something they want to try. So they ask one of their smoker
friends for a cigarette. Admittedly, they firstly can’t light it on their own
so they ask his friend to do it. Then they inhale that cigarette and smoke
occasionally.

Apparently that makes them the born
smokers. Now they do smoke fairly regularly. They can’t avoid smoking and they
enjoy too. They have smoker friends. Everyday they bring a pack in their
pocket. For them, a pack of cigarette is as important as a wallet for their
money.

Suddenly, for certain reason, they
realize the fact that tobacco is the cause of a long list of nasty diseases. It
isn’t only heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung disease but also bladder,
lung, and pancreatic cancer. Even it was reported that around 400000 Americans
died each year. It was one every 80 seconds from tobacco-related illnesses.

Then they decide it is stupid to
harm selves. They want to quit smoking. Unfortunately, they find that quitting
smoking is so difficult. “Why can’t I stop smoking? I really want to stop it”.
It is hard to quit because nicotine is powerfully addictive. Cigarette is one
of the most efficient drug-delivery devices ever devised. As result, when
people try to quit smoking, they often experience classic nicotine withdrawal
symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, headache, depression, and restlessness.

Well, still want to try smoke? Think
the facts before trying! If you aren’t smoker, you should never and never try
to smoke.